Baby home



Mar. 27, 1923,

A. B. BICKHAIVI.

BABY HOME.

FILED SEPT. is, 1922. ,3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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Mar. 27, 1923. 1,449,968, A. B. BICKHAM.

BABY HOME.

FILED SEPT. 16, 1922. 3 SHEETS*SHEET 2.

Mar. 27, 1923.

A. B. BYICKHAM.

BABY HOME.

FILED SEPT. 16. 1922.

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Patented ar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES ALLA B. BICKHAM, OF LENOIR, LOUISIANA.

BABY HOME.

Application filed September 18, 1922. Serial 1T0. 588,685.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mrs. ALLA B. BICE- HAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lenoir, in the parish of De Soto and State ofLouisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a BabyHome, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a baby home and has for its principalobject to pro-- vide a vehicle containing all the necessary requisitesfor providing a. comfortable living quarters for a baby.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this naturewhich will be simple and efficient in construction, reliable inoperation and well adapted to the purpose designed.

With theabove and numerous other objects in view the invention consistsof certain novel features of construction and the arrangement andcombination of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the vehicle embodying myinvention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal central section taken verticallytherethrough,

Figure 3 is a rear elevation thereof showin' the sections extended,

igure 4: is a similar view showing the sections together,

Figure 5 is a. section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 looking in thedirection of the arrows,

Figure 6 is a detailed vertical section taken through the rear portionof the device showing the table extended,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section taken through thedevice,

Figure 8 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view showing in detailcertain important constructions, and

Figure, 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken vertically through theupper portion of one side of the device showing the operation of thecover.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the device ismounted on the wheels 1 which may be of any preferred construction andmounted in any suitable manner. Two of these wheels are mounted upon themain frame 2 while the other twowheels are mounted uponcauxiliary orextension frame 3. As shown to advantage in Figure 5 the lower portionof the main frame 2 is divided into five compartments designated by thenumerals 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Within the compartment 1 there is situatedthe toilet outfit 9 and a bonnet box 10. A bath tub 11 is situated inthe compartment 5 and a basket 12 is situated therein. Suitable thermosdevices 13 are mounted in the compartments 6 and 8 while a drawer 14 isslidably mounted within the compartment 7. Above these compartmentsdesignated by the numerals 4 to 8 inclusive there is situated a bedwhich is mounted upon the floor 15. A sliding. floor 16 is mountedthereon having its end connected to the sliding or extension frame 3 soas to move therewith and act as an extension to the floor 15. The bed isprovided with the spring device 17 which is hinged centrally at 18 sothat its sections may be folded over upon each other as shown in Figures6 and 7.

The mattress 19 is also formed in two sec tions being hinged by thestraps 20 and is extended as shown in Figure 3 and folded as indicatedin Figures 6 and 7. The upper portion of the vehicle is screened.

The top 22 is hinged at 23 to the main frame 2 and is provided with asection 24 which is hinged thereto at 25 and when the main section 2 andthe extension section 3 are together this cover willbe positioned asindicated in Figure 4 and when extended will be positioned as indicatedin Figure 3. If so desired the cover may be allowed to hang parallelwith the side of the frame 2 as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure9 or may be raised slightl and held so by means of the slotted rod 27 wich engages the bolt 29 having a thumb nut thereon. The section 24 isheld in engagement with the cover 22 by a bolt and nut 29 as indicatedin Figure 9. As indicated in Figure 7 the cover consists of arectangular frame having stretched thereover mesh wire similar to theside portions of the bed compartment.

The end portlons of the main frame 1 are provided with the eye bolts 30so as to receive the rod 31 which has one end fixed at 32 to theextension frame 3. Access may be had to the compartments 4 and 6 throughthe doors 35 and to the compartments 6 and 8 through the doors 36. Inorder to provide a table I have slidably mounted on. the under face ofthe floor.15 a platform 37 which is provided with the longitudinallyextending slots 38 adjacent its side edges as shown to advantage inFigure 5 which slots engage the bolts 39 extending downwardly from thefloor 15. This platform 40 is adapted to be moved outwardly from one endof the vehicle as shown to advantage in Figure 6 and has hinged to itsouter end a plurality of legs 41 which are braced by the arms 42 beingpivoted at one end to the edges of the table 37 while their other endsare provided with slots 43 for engaging a bolt 44 whereby the legs 41may be folded as indicated in Figure 2.

While the preferred embodiments of my invention have been described indetail, it must be understood that I do not wish to be limited to theparticular construction set forth, since various changes in the formproportions, and arrangements of parts, and in the details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention, or destroying any 5. of the advantages containedin the same,

heretofore described and hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described my invention what over the extensible frame whenit is ex-' tended from the main framein the manner and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature Y in presence of twoWitnesses. v v

MRS.- ALLA B. BICKHAM.

Witnesses:

J. A. Roscoe, L. E. OoLvrN.

